Paris Attacks: wave of cancellations, business travel is also affected!

Reservations for Christmas drop by 27%

According to a study by ForwardKeys, the Parisian attacks of Friday November 13th have led to a wave of massive cancellations, especially for business travelers. And reservations for the end of the year holidays are seeing a delay of 27%. Some bad news for Parisian tourism.

Unsurprisingly, the November 13 attacks have majorly affected trips to Paris.

According to a study by the organism ForwardsKeys that analyzes the data of close to 200,000 physical and online agencies, the first to react were business travelers, massively canceling their trips right after the attacks.

The COP 21 is also impacted.

In total, the number of cancellations between November 14th and 21st has increased by 21% compared to the same period last year.

The most skittish nationalities are North-Americans, Chinese, Spanish, and Italians.

The attacks also affect new reservations that are showing a drop of 27% compared to last year, especially on the leisure market.